Celebrate Exercises in Imagination: Exhibition Opening and Walkthrough
Opening on May 18, the National Academy of Design is pleased to present Exercises in Imagination, the induction exhibition of recent work by seventeen National Academicians who were elected to the National Academy of Design in the fall of 2022. With a focus on the myriad of potential that their practices create, Exercises in Imagination is poised to frame a dialogue between art, architecture, and emerging disciplines, which are at the heart of the National Academy’s founding. Works in the exhibition collectively envision realms that move between shared histories and speculative futures.
Elected by the artist and architect members of the National Academy, the induction of this group of artists and architects last October follows a tradition that dates to 1825 when the first class of new Academicians was elected by founding artists and architects. The election process ensures that the Academy’s membership represents the range of practices and sensibilities that define contemporary cultural production in the United States.
The Class of 2022 National Academicians include Laurie Anderson, Edgar Arceneaux, Radcliffe Bailey, Deborah Berke, Huma Bhabha, Tania Bruguera, J. Yolande Daniels, Leonardo Drew, Nicole Eisenman, Julie Eizenberg, Hank Koning, Rick Lowe, Jean Shin, Arthur Simms, Michael Van Valkenburgh, Dan Walsh, and Nari Ward.
Time: 6:00-8:00
Free!
